How sagging frosting became the hit of the party. Most people would have been in tears when they opened their refrigerator and saw all the frosting drooping off the sides of their cake. BUT, not me. My son Paul was making a Thomas the Train birthday cake for my grandson’s 2nd birthday. It was a [...]

Have you ever been just SICK of eating? Have you ever been just sick of eating and you could not possibly take another bite of food and then you wake up the next day, still in New Orleans, and  you know that you just can’t pass up that next wonderful meal in a city that [...]

I was whining all week until we found our way back to this store. (More from our trip to Spain.) I think it was when we were taking our cab ride from he$$ that I saw this little store. First, the cab ride was something like out of the movies. We had taken a plane [...]

We had wonderful, delicious, unusual, yummy tapas everywhere in Spain. Tapas are small plates of food served along with drinks. I have read that originally in Spain, tapas were served as a cover for a glass of wine so flies and other objects did not get into the glass. That may be a myth, but [...]

Buying local and fresh is always the best! Ya know, there is just something about going to a farmer’s market that feels so good. I think I get that feeling because I know I am getting fresh and locally grown food by people who really care about what you are eating. Chicago — Purple Spring [...]